He is the crowd favorite. The guy everyone loves. He feeds off the crowd’s energy. The louder it is the better. But don’t mistake him for a guy who just plays for fun.

“It’s a social event until we start throwing bags. Then it becomes being serious.”

2007 was the last time Atha played in the King of Cornhole championship. Atha was eliminated in the semifinals in 2008 by Steve Vanderver. This season (2009) he was done in by Matt Guy.

It was no surprise to see Atha changing gears towards the end of his match against Guy. In the midst of defeat, Atha decided to have some fun. He sunk four airmails in the next to last frame in the loss. Matt Guy may have won the match, but it was Atha who stole the show.

“I love the crowd They’re fun. That’s what makes this sport so much better.”